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Blake Thomson

MD Student with Scholarly Concentration in Health Services & Policy Research, expected graduation Spring 2027

BioBlake Thomson is a population health researcher and medical student at Stanford. An epidemiologist by training, he holds an MPhil in Epidemiology from the University of Cambridge and a DPhil (PhD) in Population Health from the University of Oxford. Before medical school, he served as Principal Scientist in Cancer Disparities Research at the American Cancer Society.

Blake has authored or co-authored more than 30 articles in medical and public health journals, including The Lancet and JAMA. His first-author publications have appeared in such journals as The Lancet Global Health, JAMA Internal Medicine, JAMA Oncology, JAMA Neurology, Chest, and Circulation, among others. This work has received media attention from such outlets as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, and Nature.

His clinical and academic interests center on the prevention of chronic disease, with a particular focus on the behavioral, social, and biological factors that shape mental and physical health across the life course. He plans to pursue a career as an academic psychiatrist integrating patient care with population health research that informs clinical practice and health policy.

Contact Info
thomsonb@stanford.edu

Web page:

http://web.stanford.edu/people/thomsonb

Theanne Thomson

Director, Students and Alumni Strategic Initiatives, Student and Alumni Strategic Initiatives (SASI)

BioTheanne oversees the Stanford Alumni Association's Students and Alumni Strategic Initiatives (SASI) team, which strengthens affiliation between students, alumni and Stanford through student programs, professional communities, and volunteer engagement. SASI connects students to Stanford TREEditions, the alumni community, SAA leadership opportunities and resources that students can access now into alumnihood. Our team represents volunteerism across the University, and, in collaboration with campus partners, promotes and recognizes the volunteer contributions of students and alumni.

William B Thomson

Research Assistant - Undergraduate IFDM, GSB Research Hub

Contact Info
Mail Code: 4810
wthomson@stanford.edu

Alan Eih Chih Thong

Clinical Associate Professor, Urology

BioDr. Thong is a surgeon specializing in urologic oncology. He has expertise in all aspects of prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancer care, including endoscopic, robotic, and open surgery, and has a special interest in complex cases including: salvage surgery following radiation or chemotherapy, resection of locally advanced tumors, minimal access robotic surgery, and MRI-US fusion targeted biopsies. Dr. Thong is the first surgeon in northern California to utilize single port robotic assisted laparoscopic technology for both pelvic and retroperitoneal surgeries. He has won numerous awards including the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, and has authored and co-authored publications on the treatment of urologic cancers.